Aphorism 47: “Prefer to suffer!”
Full Quote: “Uncensored behavior seemed to me unbelievably dangerous, and like the Spartan boy with the fox under his shirt I preferred to suffer.” Chapter Six
Aphorism 48: “Beware of uncensored behavior!”
Full Quote: see 47 above
Aphorism 49: “Pay your dues to friendship!”
Full Quote: “Thus I failed to pay my dues to friendship, persuading myself that in time I should do what was expected of and offer up my broken hopes for their scrutiny.” Chapter Six
Aphorism 50: “Never allow unhappiness to become routine!”
Full Quote: “It was after all a banal disappointment. My unhappiness became routine, my secret dialogues with an absent Adam ceased to ramify.” Chapter Six
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